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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
HAZEL GREEN, COUNTY, KY,
NO, 80.

Office. The news of the day is now FIRST
and foremost in the minds of the editors
and politics takes back seat. 1t is the
effort of almost every editor to give an
accurate and fair review of all the hap
penings within his territory, together
with a comprehensive summary of the
most important news of the world. The
people demand this and the moss-back
editor who declines to furnish it soon
finds himself tagging behind in the race
for journalistic success.
This growth and development of the
newspapers of the State is the best indi'
cation in the world that the people are
awakening from the lethargy that has
so long held the State immovable while
other States have taken rapid strides in
the direction of wealth and prosperity,
1t is the activity of the people that makes
the papers boom, and il is the same aes
tivity that will make the State BOOM
Louisville Post.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
coLp-BLooDEo MURDER.
jealousy Causes John Robinson to Take
the Life of George Burns by
shooting Him,

OwINGsvrLLE, Ky, Oct. 1S.-Late yes
terday evening John Robinson, worth
less and vicious negro, shot and instantly
killed Geo. Burns, in the town of Sharps-
burg, highly respected and we'll to do
colored man. This is regarded us one of
the most deliberate, cold blooded murders
ever perpetrsted in this part of the coun-
try. AS usual, there is woman in the
case. Burns was farmer, and, for one
of his class, prosperous one. Since the
death of his wife, year or more ago, he
has employed a woman of his own color
as housekeeper. 1t was also generally
believed that they were more intimate
than their relations would justify.
Some months ago Robinson came into
the community, and, receiving work on
a turnpike near by, made his home at
Burns. He had been there but short
time when he married the housekeeper
aforesaid, knowing full well the relations
between the woman and her employer.
After marriage Robinson and wife con-
tinued to live with Burns, the woman
still doing the housework. Jealousy on
the part of Robinson soon became ap-
parent, but he smothered his feelings,
and they managed to get along without
an open rupture until Wednesday even
ing last. On that evening Burns went
to Sharpsburg on business, and took Rob
inson's wife along with him in his wagon,
ostensibly to assist him in making some
purchases. This was more than Robin.
son could stand, and, following them to
town, he took a position by the side of
the store door into which Burns had gone
to transact some business. With drawn
revolver Robinson hailed his victim IA
he stepped from the door, but, without
giving him time to reply or defend him
self, shot him through the heart, killing
him Instantly.
Robinson has but one arm, but is re-
garded as bad, vicious negro. The
murdered man was very popular with
the negroes of his community, and there
is strong talk of lynching the assassin.
Robinson is now in Jail awaiting his ex-
aiming trial.
Town Marshal d. S. Nixon, of this
place, arrived here last night from Kan
sas, having in custody John Furgerson,
wanted here for shooting and wounding
with intent to kill Roe Myers.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
A Woman Seventy Years of Age Foully
Assassinated and Her Home
Robbed.

PADUcAH, Oct. l6.-The sparsely set.
tied section of Ballard county, twenty
miles from this place, is greatly excited
over the foullest murder ever committed
in West Kentucky, and armed men arc
searching every nook and corner for the
murderers. Mrs. Moore lived in com.
Portable farm house, with her sons Hen.
ry and James. Despite her age, she was
active and vigorous, and performed her
own Homework. The soDs left the house
at o'clock, going about the duties on
the farm, leaving the old lady engaged
in cleaning the dishes from the morning
meal. One returned about 10 o'clock
The dishes were all put away, and the
house was in order, but the woman was
lying in pool of blood on the floor OF
the dining-room. The back of her skull
was chrushed, the left eye put out and
her throat cut from ear TO ear. There
was evidence of severe struggle. The
body was yet warm. In the front room
trunk, containing $1,000, was broken
open and the money gone, and the horri-
BILE fact that the aged woman was muir.
dered for money established. Moore
summoned his brother and an alarm was
given throughout the neighborhood,
There was no clew, whatever, 10 the MUIR
derer, but every suspicious character Is
being closely watched, and detective
from Paducah has gone to the scene,
The Moores are well'to-do farmers, and
had some money, though most Of the mon'
ey stolen belonged to peddler named
Sim Harvey, who made his headquarters
there, and usually kept considerable cash
there. 1t is thought the parties followed
Harvey to the place. If the right parA
ties are caught Judge Lynch will have a
daylight hanging.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
A Sign Of the Times.

One of the most hopeful signs for Ken
lucky at the present time is the improve
ment and increase in the newspapers. A
few years ago and the daily press of the
State was confined to Louisville, Paducah,
Covington and Lexington, and the week
~ papers we're scattering. Now every
city of 5000 inhabitants has one or two
daily papers, and almost every hamlet
supports a weekly. Maysville, Bowling
Green, Greensboro and Henderson have
fallen into line with one or two dalies
each; and have grown from towns into
cities. The papers have come because
the people are waking up to the fact that
a successful American must keep up with
the news of the day, and have conse.
quently begun to read. Since the people
have begun to read the papers the mer.
chants have begun to advertise their
goods. With subscribers and with adver-
Using a newspaper is SUCCESS.
1t would be safe to estimate that there
are twice as many newspapers read in
Kentucky today as were read FIVE years
ago. The aggregate circulation of the
Louisville dailies is five times what it
was at that time. The towns which sup
ported two weeklies then now support
one or two dailies. The villages which
then gave sustenance to one weekly jour
nal now take care Of two or three semi
weeklies. Hamlets which merely had q
corner in some county paper now have
fourishing weeklies Of their own In
addition TO this growth OF prosperity
there has been marked development In
character The papers Of Kentucky are
no longer devoted chiefly and mainly 70
politics and 20 the petty scramblsn Tor
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

The reduction of internal revenue and
the taking of of revenue stamps from
Proprietary Medicines, no doubt has
largely benefited the consumers, as we'll
as relieving the burden of home manu-
facturers. Especially is this the case
with G reen'sAngust Flower and Boschee'e
German Syrup, as the reduction of thir-
ty-six cents per dozen, has been added to
increase the size of the bottles containing
these remedies, thereby giving one-fifth
more medicine in the 70 cents size. The
August Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint and the German Syrup for
Cough and Lung troubles, have perhaps,
the largest sale Of any medicines in the
world. The advantage of increased size
of the bottles will be greatly appreciated
by the sick and afflicted, in every town
and village in civilized countries. Sam.
pie bottles for ten cents remain the same
size,
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
A TALENTED THIEF.
A Confidence Man Who Worked the Cities
OF the Country, Including
Louisville.

~-0N-~-~N
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct 14.-Deputy
wardens and penitentiary guards have
secured the country today in vain look
ing for Frank P. Larfders, alias Wilbur
James, the noted confidence man, who
escaped from Saltwater penitentiary last
evening. The general opinion seems
to be that he had help from the outside,
as he has many friends and acquaintan-
ces in the Northwest. The history of
Landers' career reads like romance.
He is a handsome fellow, of engaging
manners and we'll educated. He was
born in Utica, and dozen years ago, in
Chicago, was engaged in some daring
forgeries, for which he was arrested in
Sedalia, Mo-, and on trial given light
sentence. Shortly after he served a
sentence of four years and six months in
the Hartford Comm Jail for forgery.
He also served short sentences at Balti-
more, Nd, and Port Jarvis, N. Y. After
that he swindled Philadelphia rchants
out of $4,000 by means of bogus checks,
and soon after levied upon San Francis
co people to the amount of $4,000. He
next appeared in Chicago as Lieut.. Som.
erville of the navy, and cut great social
swath in his gold-braided uniform. He
signalized his departure by giving an
elegant banquet at the Hotel Richelieu
to number of prominent people, and
the next day borrowed $1,000 from the
same persons and disappeared. Then he
went to Ithica, N. Y, Europe again, and
back to New Orleans, where he assumed
the character of New York Herald cor.
respondent, and from the head of a
Shreveport cotton firm secured 81 900.
Coming to st. Paul, he had considerable
success under the name of Wilbur F.
James, and finally confidenced jewellers
here out of $4,000 worth of goods. From
here he went to Europe, and his next
exploit was to cheat VIM. Hendricks
Sons, OF Louisville, out OF diamonds
worth 81, 800. After another vacation in
Europe he attacked Omaha, and went
away from there $4,000 richer. After
that he went to Boston and bought two
suits of clothes, offering a forged check
in payment. For this he was apprehend-
ed, was brought to st. Paul and convict
ed for his misdeeds here, and found guilty
May 10, 1885, being sentenced to twenty
four years at Saltwater. He was one of
the editors of the Prison Mirror, recent
ly established newspaper, and had con-
Quoted himself with SO much seeming
rectitude that he had been allowed many
privileges, by the use of which he final
ly made his escape.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
a Queer Prediction.

John Adams left the Presidential ofiice
in 1901. His son, John Quincy Adams,
was inaugurated in ls25-twenty-fcnr
years later. Abraham Lincoln left the
Presidential office 10 1868. His son,
Robert T. Lincoln, will be insugurated
In isss-twenty-four years later. These
figures constitute something In the nature
Of mn historical coincidence.@-st. Lonis
0lobe- Democrat
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

Have the following property which they
wish to sell at once, and parties desiring to
secure bargains will find II to their interest
to inspect the property. We will trade some
of it to blue grass land Write us.
No. Ia acres of land on Laurel Creek,
Wolfe county, AZ miles from Hazel Green.
Good dwelling house and out buildings, we'll
watered, good timber, fine apple orchard,
coal veins, &c.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

The "Life of the flesh Is the blood
thereof" pure blood means healthy
functional activity and this bears with
it the certainty of quick restoration from
sickness or accident. DR.. j. ii. McLean's
Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier
gives pure rich blood, and vitalizes and
strengthens the whole body. $1.00 per
bottle. Sold by G. b. Swango, Hazel
Green.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

Frequently accidents occur in the
household which cause burns, cuts, sprains
and bruises; for use in such cases DR., j.
III. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment has
for many years been the constant favor
lite family remedy. Sold by G. b. Swan
20, HPzel Green.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

Life will acquire new zest, and cheer
fulness return, If you will impel your
liver and kidneys to the performance Of
their functions. DR.. J. II. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm will stimulate
them to healthful action. $l.00 per
bottle. Sold by G. B. Swango, Hazel
Green.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21
WORKING CLASS! a 2: TEL I!.oa,:s We ts

MUXkIR6 GLASS!aRre' now prepared to
fnrnsh all classes with employment at home,
the whole of the time, or for their spare
moments Business new, light and prohta-
able. Persons of either sex easily earn from
80 cents to IS per evening, and proportion
ate sum by dcvoting all their time to the
business. Boys and girls earn nearly ~ much
as men. That all who see this may SEND
their address, and test the business, we make
we will send one dollar to pay for the trou-
Die of writing. Full particulars and outft
Free. Address GEORGE SrINsoN & Co.,
Portland. Maine. jaSly
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 3.-One two story dwelling built in
1884, containing six rooms, good out build
ings, well of never-failing water, beautiful
grounds, we'll set with rare and valuable
shrubbery and fine assortment of fruit,
grapes, &c. The best garden in town, one
in Hazel Green. Situated on the height
leading to the celebrated Swango Springs,
about midway between the center of town
and the Springs.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

pasr Magistrates blanks a, this Oaioe
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. l7.-l29S acres on Kentucky River al
the mouth of Holly Creek, in Wolfe and
Breathitt counties, fine coal developed, and
known as the Rose and Hollon coal banks
fine timber.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 1s.-lI3 acres on Devils Creek, Wolfe
county, 8 miles southeast of Campton, fine
camel coal feet thick, known as the Hobbs
coal bank, fine timber.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 4.-3l5 acres of land on Lacy Creek
miles south of Hazel Green, on main road
to Campton, has about 200 acres of good
timber, and an inexhaustable quantity of the
finest quality of splint and bituminous and
some fine quality of camel coal.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 1910 acres on Gilmore Creek. ~
miles south of Hazel Green, Is acres goOt
bottom land, an apple orchard of 40 bearing
trees, good dwelling house and outbuildings
good we'll, underlaid with coal, timber sufh
cient for farming purposes.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 800 acres of land miles south
east of Hazel Green, fine farming land, 81
acres in cultivation, nearly all bottom land
in good neighborhood and convenient Il
schools and churches.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 15.-About 100 acres on Gillmor'
Creek, miles south of Hazel Green, fully
100 acres of fine timber, veins Of best quality
and bitG%inou' coal good ; dwelling ing
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. l0.-About 81 acres Of land on Lacy
Creek ~ miles from Hazel Green, has .
good barn, is well fenced, about 80 acres IL
grass, On apple orchard, some timber, is vel
watered and is good farming land.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 14.-10O acres on Lower DEVILS Creel
in Wolfe county, south Of Campton on tn
surveyed line Of Kentucky Union railroad
good timber including white pine, poplar
oak, &c.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. $1,000 acres of land on Kentuck
River and Frozen Creek, Breathitt count
miles below jackson, on the surveyed linz
of the Kentucky Union and Cincinnati an
railroads. 1t is covered with
heavy forest of the finest timber in the Stat
including oak, walnut, poplar, ash, &c, an
mel and bituminous coal.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 1876 acres on Gilmore Creek,
miles south of Hazel Green, good timber ant
coal, dwelling, barn, orchard, DC.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. $500 acres of land, the survey be-
ginning on the Standing Rock, corner of
Lee, Powell aud Wolfe counties, 10 miles
from Campton, on the head waters of the
Graining Block Fork Of Red River. 1t is
entirely covered with virgin forest of pine,
poplar, oak, walnut, hickory and chestnut
timber.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. 40 acres of land, most Of which
lies in the corporate limits of Hazel Green
on the road leading from town to Swang,
Springs, joins No. and is known as the Mrs
Eliza Trimble tract. Can be laid off int,
the most desirable town lots in Hazel Green
1t is newly fenced and in cultivation.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-21

No. S.-One house and lot in Northwest
Hazel Green, near the common school build
ing, good new dwelling house with -four
rooms, good outbuildings, garden, &c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-07-14
Tot'l, 85i, 949 l, 500, 511 /, 800 21O 967, O96
Gathered From Our Exchanges

T here are los national banks in this
state.
1t cost Three Rivers man SIS IS to
shoot one robin.
Ex-Gov. Begole will engage in the iron
business in Mexico.
A stock company has been formed at
Alma to bore for gas.
A real estate review has been estab-
lished at Sault Ste. Marie.
A rich vein of collaborating quartz has
been found near 1shpeming
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Corey, for over 80 years
a resident of Dowagac, is dead.
Henry Burhance, aged 1O2 years, died
at Maple Rapids few days ago.
The Dexter basket factory has made
1875, 900 baskets already this season.
Sault Ste Marie Is to have an electric
street railway and system of sewerage.
Proposals for building the new Branch
county court house must be in by July %.
Geo. Fay of Port Huron attempted to
brain one c. S. Sanborn. George has been
arrested
George Collin, well known business
man of Greenville, died in Benton. n. Y,
the other day.
Accompany is being organized to build
road from South Bend to Buchanan. q
distance Of Ia miles.
The case against Downs, ex-nurse at
the soldiers home, who is charged with
cruelty, has been dropped.
Miss Alice Newton of Hudson was seri-
ously, perhaps fatally, shot in the side
with target life the other day.
The Detroit, Lansing x Northern rail-
road company is experimenting with auto
matte embarrassing electric signals.
A cannon burst at Wheeler. Gratiot
county, on the Fourth killing Mr.. Mills
and seriously injuring several others.
Ex-Gov. Beveridge of Chicago, Ill, will
be present and make an address at the
emancipation celebration at Battle Creek
August 2.
Look out for counterfeit nickel OF
1857. Ii is composed mostly of lead, and
the letters ''rty" i'm the word elderly" are
entirely obliterated.
Mrs. Rebecca Rivet of White Rock was
| trying to take calf away from a COW,
when the animal attacked her and injured
her so that she died the next day.
hlCDdTu SUMMONS. Weil-tO-uo ldTIleI
OF North Branch, who was hurt by now
ing machine two weeks ago. causing en-
tie paralysis of the limbs, has since died.
According to the Chicago Farmers Re-
view seven counties In Michigan report an
average yield of Is bushels of wheat per
acre. Clinch bugs have done some damage.
A. Emons of Vernon, has been arrested
for appropriating to himself sl10 cash
which he had found with pocketbook.
The pocketbook also contained s325 in
notes.
Daniel W. Fuller, aged about so and
one of Oakland county's pioneers, was
found dead on the highway midway be-
tween his home and Rochester the other
morning.
The hoard of regents of the university
have appointed WilliamP. Wells professor
Of law. and Melville NJ. Bigelow, Bradley
NJ. Thompson and w. G. Hammond Law
lecturers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-07-14
ARemarkablc Phenomena.

The most intense excitement prevails
among the residents of Milford, KY, over
the mysterious appearance of strange
figurees and faces upon the windOw-ranes
of different houses In that locality. The
first appearance of these wonderful sights
was at the house of VIM. Showalter, on
the North Fork of Licking, two miles
from Milford, where the wind0w-glass all
at once became every color of the rainbow,
and q day or two later the heads of per-
sons and animals were visible. At anoth-
err house face resembling Abraham Lin
coins was to be seen on the & ass. The
form of an infant and the head OF a lion
were visible; and some of them are so life
like as to be positively startling. These
appearances are visible in section of
country only several miles in extent, and
the houses at which they are to he seen
are visited by immense crowds from far
and near daily.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-07-14
BROCKwAY CENTRE. MICH

At the meeting of the Society of
Christian Endeavor held recently in
Saratoga, n. Y, the general secretary
stated that last year there were in ex-
istence $50 societies; to-day there are
2,13i recorded divisions with a member
ship of 10000. Every state in the
Union is represented, with three ex
ceptions, and every territory but three,
together with Syria, China, Japan.
Micronesia, Spain, Scotland and Eng
land In the United States the most
noticeable growth has been in the
western states. between the Mississippi
and the extreme Pacific slope. The
GLOWING denominations are represent
ed: Congregational, Presbyterian
Baptist, Catholic, Reformed Christian,
Lutheran Friends, Episcopal, Moravian
and Unitarian.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-07-14

among all the rich and costly presents
which Queen Victoria has received in
honor of her completed half-century, it
may be doubted whether any has
touched her more deeply than the
simple gift of poor IRISH woman, sent
by the hand of a bishop. In itself it
was tnne two new laid eggs but
considering the present relations Of
England and Ireland it has peculiar
significance. OF the humble giver it
may be said, as of her who cast in two
mites, "she hath done what she could. :"